Biographies - Adventurers

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Aronson, TheoPrince Eddy and the Homosexual UnderworldLanham, Maryland, U.S.A. Barnes & Noble Imports 1995 156619993X / 9781566199933 Hardcover Near Fine Book Hardcover. Second edition. Near fine, top of spine has been bumped lightly. Prince Eddy's upbringing, his university and military careers, his alleged "secret marriage", his links with the Jack the Ripper murders, his early death, and the central mystery of his life - his sexual orientation.
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40.00 USD

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Cameron, AlexanderVet in the VestryNew York, NY, U.S.A. St. Martin's Press 1989 0312029993 / 9780312029999 Hardcover Very Good Book Hardcover, ex-library. St Martin's Press, first US edition, 1989. In very good condition, usual library markings. The adventures of a country vet who is also a country minister.
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8.00 USD

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Cleveland, Carl M.Upside-Down Pangborn : King of the BarnstormersSeattle, WA, U.S.A. Aviation Book Company 1978 0911721045 / 9780911721041 Hardcover Very Good Book Hardcover, ex-library. Aviation Book Company, 1978. In very good condition, usual library markings. Exceptional pilot of the 1920s, half owner-chief pilot of the famous Gates Flying Circus, and the first to fly the Pacific non-stop.
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20.00 USD

Glenn D KittlerThe Maryknoll FathersFirst Edition Hardcover Good Book Hardcover, ex-library. The World Publishing Company, first edition, 1961. In good condition, usual library markings. The heroic story of fifty years in the mission fields afar.
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10.00 USD

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Hayes, HaroldThe Dark Romance of Dian FosseyRiverside, New Jersey, U.S.A. Simon & Schuster 1990 0671633392 / 9780671633394 Hardcover Very Good Book Hardcover. Simon & Schuster, first, 1990. In very good condition. The story of a woman who loved gorillas.
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8.00 USD

Horwitz, Sylvia L.The Find of a Lifetime: Sir Arthur Evans and the Discovery of KnossosViking Press 1981 0670135755 / 9780670135752 Hardcover Very Good Book Hardcover. Viking, 1981. In very good condition, DJ has piece missing at top of front cover, bottom back of spine has been bumped. His mother died at six, his young wife died in 1893, and he wrote on black bordered stationary for the rest of his life. While childless, he was a founder of the Boy Scouts.
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10.00 USD

McJunkin, JenniferAda Blackjack: A True Story Of Survival In The ArcticBoston, Massachusetts, U.S.A. Hyperion Books 2004 078688746X / 9780786887460 First Edition Soft cover Very Good Book Trade paperback. Hyperion Books, 2004, first. In very good condition. In 1921, five people ventured deep into the artic. Two years later, only one returned.
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12.00 USD

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Parr, PeggyMountain High, Mountain RescueGolden, CO, U.S.A. Fulcrum Publishing 1986 155591005X / 9781555910051 Hardcover Very Good Book Hardcover, ex-library. Fulcrum, 1987. In very good condition, usual library markings. Peggy is a 63 year old field leader for a Colorado Springs-based search and rescue group - follow her up the mountain.
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8.00 USD